C|e Centre JemffcratBELLEFONTE, PA

Thursday Morning, Oct. 24 \>l.

J. J. BRISBIN, EDITOR & PUBLISHER"

W. W. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.aHßWCMartrTHir'irim*

THE TAX"COLLECTORS OF CBNTRBCOUNTY:?I am in great need.ofnaeuey.?-

Icannot get along without it-. The time allottedyou for the colloctirn o-f your Duplicate has ex-pired. You are liable to distress and executiouat any time. Ido not wish to put cost upon you.Why cannot you colleebthe tax in obedience toyour Warrant and thus save us a very unpleasantduty? Some of you we buck aver two years.?This state of things cannot be permitted any lon-ger. It is not my fault that there is no money inthe Treasury: Iwant you to collect immediatelyall the money on your Duplicate, and send it, orbring it to me, not later than the Third Mondayof November, it hoingjhe first day of the adjourn-ed Ciurt. By so doing you will aid me in uain-taining the credit of the county,, and save your-selves trouble and costs.

Very Respectfully, Ac.,W. W. BROWN, Trtatnrer.

. ?Execution will be issued on all defaultingCollectors immediately after the November Court.Ihope tc be spared this painfrl duty. W. W. B.

Our paper is one day behind this week.We had.expected-, now. that tbe election i 3 over,to issue our paper regularly on Thursday, but thisweek there was such a rush of Job Work?andthat's what brings the cash?that we could not

possibly get out until Friday.

The associate is in Philadelphia and we hadBO time to write ; our readers thereftre, will not

hurt their eyes reading editorial.

The Army Frauds.Our paper to-day contains articles from

different Democratic Journals, in referenceto the Report of the Committee on the alle s

ged army trends. Now ihat Governor Cur-tin bat been freed from all blame in thismatter, we wonder if the Watchman edi-

tor will have tbe manliness to ety so, thro'tbe columns of that "valuable paper 1"

19* How grandly tbe etorm is rolling up

and taking its way southward. Six monthssince and the threatenings all lay in tbeSouther* sky. To-day we have brghtness?ltd confident* here, they have dire uncer-tainty and distress there. With armies fullof spirit, treasury full of supplies, and themarts ofcommerce full of activity, we cheer-fully look to tbe winter campaign as fruitfulwith victories which shall restore the protec-tion of tbe National flag to thousands of mis-led men. Making every allowance for thecoloring ofcorrespondents and operators, tbeaspect ofthe hour is most encouraging. Weare surrounding tbe rebels with a line of fireand steel, before whose narrowing circlesthey must succumb. Already their boldestfreat wavers to and fro irresolute, and everywhere else retreat in the order of the day.?Look from St. Joe to Cairo, thence to Wasbington end along the coast from Monroe toNew Orleans, and the recoil of rebellion from

the adamaatine arms of patriotic freemen iseverywhere eoen and felt.

JQT* We hare carefully read, and regretthat its great length will prevent us frompublishing in our columns, the report ofMessrs. Fry, Rodgere, Abbott, Ileywood,and Gope,. the Commissioners appointed byGov. Curtin. to inquire into the a leged fraudscommitted in furnishing supplies to our vol-unteers ; and it is a.gratifying fact that, aftera laborious investigation by these gentlemenwhc are men of highest character, no singleevidence of fraud attaches to the proper Stateauthorities?the necessity of organizing anarmy out ofentirely raw matt rial in a fewdays?the entire want of equipments, armsprovisions, &c., it is remarkable indeed that

the arduous duties so suddenly imposed uponGov. Curtin have been discharged with solittle loss to the State. Our volunteers werenot properly elothed ,it is true; but the evi

deooe shows that the material for properuniforms was scarcely to be bad ; and thatinferior goods were often necessarily pur-chased, and at the lowest cash prices, to

equip our men.? Phil. Press

NUMBER or FIOHTING MEM IN TUB LOYALSTATES. ?The following table shows the numberof males in the loyal States fit to bear arms, be-tween the ages of 18 and 45 ytars, together withthe population of each State, and the number ofmen each should send to the army to make up thehalf a million ordered into service by the act ofCongress :

Population. Fighting Men. Qouta.Maine, 628.278 . 125,000 16,250N. Hampshire, 326,072 65,000 8,450Vermont, 315,116 63,000 8,160Massachusetts, 1,231,065 246,000 33,000Cennecticut, 460,101 92,000 12.000Ithode Island, 174.620 35,000 4,000New York, 3,887,532 778,000 101,140Pennsylvania, 2,906,370 581,000 74,530New Jersey, 672,031 134,000 17,420l>e)aware, 112,218 25,000 2,860Ohio, 2,339,600 468,000 61,000Indiana, 1,350,480 270,(00 35,100Illinois, 1,711,752 342,000 44,400Michigan, 749,112 150,000 19,500Wisconsin, 775,783 155,000 20,150lowa, 674,748 135,000 17,550Minnesota, 162,022 32,000 4,160Kansas, 107,110 14,000 2,730California, 435,457 70,000 10,000Oregon, 52,463 10,000 1,500Nebraska Ter'y. 28,793 6,000 1,000Colorada " 34,842 5,000 1,200N. Mexico " 93,541 19,000 2,400District ol Col., 75,076 15,000 2.000

Total, 19,322,680 3,800,000 609,000

The troops which may be raised in Virginia,Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, are not esti-mated, but considered as Home Guards or policefor their respective States.

W&" A Lady recently escaped from Vir-ginia, says the Pittsburg Despatch , tells usthat on the occasion of an alarm among the

rebels in the town where she was residing,from a report thai the Union troops were com-ing through the town, the amiable old Seces-sion ladies poisoned their preserves and oth-er nice things, snd when the rumor provedfalse, they felt a little sorry, no doubt, as thepreserves were all gouo " for nix." Thesame lady says that there was not one ya;dof ealieo and but one hoop skirt for sale inthe town. What wonder that all the womenwere savage at " Lincoln," as they nevertake the trouble to think that he was not toblame if the people cose to make him Presi-dent, and that Jeff. Davis & Co had uo moreprovocation to kick out tf the traoet when he iwas elected than before.

The Probable Complexion of theNext Legislature.

TVe have tried nur utmost to present a completelist of the meaibers elected to the next Legisla-ture, bat the returns are coming in so slowly,andthe votes in some counties so evenly balanced,that nothing tut an official count of the armynext November will decide the result. The fol-lowing table, however, has been prepared withmuch care, aad we believe can be relied on as

move correct than the statements relating to thesame subject, made by any of our cotemporaries.We expect, too, that the army vote will give us

one or two more members in the Ho%se of Repre-

sentative s than we claim in the following table :

THB SENATE.

The following districts elected Senators-at tbelast election :

BBr. DEM.

Third District, Philadelphia, 1Montgomery, 1Rucks, 1Northampton, 1Berks, 3Schuylkill, 1Clinton, Lycoming, Centre and Union, 1York, 1Allegheny, 1Erie and Crawford, 1Clari.n, Jefferson, Forest and Elk, 1

A 8Senator holding over, 20 2

23 1010

Republican majority, 13HOUSE or KEPUDSBXTATIVEB.

The following are the most reliable returns wecan make of tbe probable complexion of the nextILsse of Representotives, namely:

UNION. DEM.Adams, 1Allegheny, 5Armstrong and Westmoreland, 3Beaver and Lawrence, 2Bad foid and Somerset, 2Berks, S'Blair, 1Bradford, 2Bucks, 2Butler, 2Cambria, 1\u2666Carbon and Lehigb, 2Centre, 1Chi ster, 3Clarion and Forest, 1Clearfield, Jefferson, MeKean and Elk 2Clinton and Lycoming, 2Columbia, Montour, Wyoming & Sullivan, 2Crawford and Warren, 2Cumberland and Perry," 1

Dauphin, 2Delaware, 1Eris, 2Fayette, 1Franklin and Fulton, 2Greene, 1Huntingdon, 1Indiana, 1Juniata, Union and Snyder, 2Lancaster, 4Lebanon, 1Luzerne, 3Mercer and Venango, 2Mifflin, 1Monroe and Pike, 1Mongomery, 3Northampton, * 2Northumberland, 1Potter and Tioga, 2Philadelphia, 7 10Susquehanna, 1Schuylkill, 1Washington, 1Wayne, 1Y'ork, 2

58 4242

Union majority, 1®

\u2666Messrs. Liehtenwallner and Craig, the gentle-men elected in the Carbon and Lehigh district,were also on tbe Union ticket and can be reliedon as good Union men.

The Frauds on the Soldiers?TheCommissioners' Report.

We have on our table the Report of theCommission appointed by Governor Curtin toinvestigate the frauds alleged to have beencommitted against the State by certain par-ties who undertook to furnish supplies. Itwill give every loyal citizen pleasure to learnthat by the Report of the Commission, Gov,

Curtin is entirely vindicated as to the chargoof complicity with any wrong-doers. Thisresult fully endorses the view taken of tbematter of the Journal, at a time when thesufferings of our original brave volunteerscalled for the watchful services of an inde-pendent press.

Gov. Curtin of course, called en to actwith the greatest promptitude, at a timewhen the National Capitol was threatenedwith destruction by the Uantant rebels, andwas entirely defenceless, could Dot by any

possibility know the antecedents of the hun-dreds who rushed from their hiding places,and offered their invaluable services. Theengrossing idea was Washington is in danger!Tbe valuable archieves of tbe different de-partments may be Floydized. The President

and hiß Cabinet may be captured?the rebslflag may float from the doom of the Capitol?-the border States of Pennsylvania may beinvaded?llarrisburg itself may be occupiedby the rebels and tiaitors?all these appre-hensions, and many more crowded the pub-lic mind. No time was to be lost. Then, it

was. let it not be forgotten, that Gov. Curtin,with almost unexampled dispatch, summonedtogether the army which bad to be clothed,and started on its way to the defense ofWashington.

In the turmoil of that critical tims it couldnot be otherwise than that meD, not fit to betrusted, would thrust themselves forward andtako advantage of the times ofperil and quickaction, to secure their own interests, and so,by false dealing, throw the Chief Magistrateof the State into a wrong position. Tbe fame

of a George Washington would have sufferedby such a contact. Whatever position cer-tain other parties may be left to flouxder in,by the of the Commissioners, as Pennsylva-nians, it gives us unfeigned pleasure, that

tbo Governor of our State stands before oursister States justified, because fully vindica-ted. ? Phil'a. Evening Journal.

A dispatch from Quincy, Illinois, statesthat an accident occured at Platte river, onthe Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, lastFriday, by the upsetting of boats used toferry passengers across the stream by whichsix soldiers, of Col. Cooke's U. S. Dragoonswere drowned Sf Louis Evening News.

WE learn that many of the farmers in thewestern part of Chester county have raisedparcels of the Chinese Sugar Caue, the pres-ent season. The crop has yelded very well.Mr. James Cloud, near Cocbranville, is man-ufacturing the molasses by steam, and hismill is running night and day. As sugarshave raised in price the crop willbe profits- ible. 1

The Alleged Frauds in ArmyClothing.

We have twice, since the announcementthat frauds were perpetrated upon the State

and the volunteer servioe in the articles ofclothing, taking occasion to give our views

upon the subject. When the announcement

was firsr. made, and, as sequel proves, amost unwarrantable hue and cry was raised

against the Executive ofthis Commonwealthof complicity in those frauds, we felt it to be

a duty we owed aliko to truth and the honor

of the State, to interpose our feeble voiceagainst such rank injustice.

It is no part of our present purpose to stopto inquire iDto the motives of those who

could so disgrace themselves as to join awanton crusade against the honor and fair

fame of the Executive of Pennsylvania, bycharging corruption without the most sub-stancial proof to sustain such grave charges,nor to animadvert in fitting terms upon theextent of the injury inflieted by such conductupon the honor and character of the State;but rather to state, in the most succinct man-ner, the results of the examinations of thecommission appointed by the Governor toinvestigate the alleged frauds, together withthe presentment of the Grand Jury, of thecity of Philadelphia, vrho, at the instance ofthe court, instituted a most searching and

thorough inquiry. The commission referredto, consisted offive gentlemen of the first re-

spectability and standing, viz; BenjaminHaywood, Jacob Fry, Jr., Charles F. AbbottCaleb Cope and Evan Rogers. We willquote but two sentences of their report, be-

cause they contain the pitch and marrow ofthe entire paper, and all that is necessary toour present purpose;

" This commission having undertaken itstask with the siDgle determination thorouglyto investigate every transaction within itsscope, and in pursuance of this end, havingspent t'iree days in Ilarrisburg, examiningwitnesses and making personal inspection ofthe food provided for the soldiers, takes pleas-ure in reporting this latter most importantarticle to be of roost excellent quality, thebread especially being of the best descrip-tion.

" They also report, in general, as the re-sult of their investigation, that they havefound instance of ignorance, of incompetenceof sharp-dealiog never praiseworthy, andhere eminently disgraceful, of bad appoint-ments, which, although under the peculiarcircumstances of the times tu be expected,are none the less to be condemned ; but, Miihtbe exception of one single instance whichwill be found in the accompanying evidence,they have detected no fraud nor attempt atfraud, either on tbe part ot any agent con-nected with these transactions, nor on thepart of the authorities at Ilarrisburg."

On the same subject, but a few days ago,

the Grand Jury of Pniladelphia made the

following presentment, which we prefer quo-ting in full because it disposes of the wholequestion, with all its attendant circumstan-

ces, which are fully and fairly stated ;" Upon the duly thus committed to us, the

Grand Jury entered with an earnest desiretolearnthe truth and bring to justice all par-ties who might be implicated. In pursuingthis investigation, we had the personal atten-dance and aid of the District Attorney, du-ring our examinations, covering a period ofsix days. We avail ourselves of the laborsof the Grand Jnrv of the United States Courtas well as those of the commissioners appoin-ted by the Governor.

*' In addition to which we had called leforeus witnesses whose names wore suggested bymembers of the Grand Jury and by others,ard who were supposed to have any knowl-eige of the subject matter of our inquiry.

"After careful examinatLn of all the tes-timony, sharing, as we did, in the suspicionswhich agitated the publio mind, we are con-strained to say that we have no evidence ofany fraud having been perpetrated upon thisCommonwealth in the supplies furnishei tothe troops, nor of any frauds on the part ofthose persons, ifficial or unofficial, engagedin the management of the interests of theCommonwealth.

44 From a staie of long continued profoundpeace, we found ourselves plunged into afrightful civil war with those whom this Gov-erpment had always been taught to look up-on as brethren, Pennsylvania had made DO

preparation for such a contingency, and at

no period in her history was she so utterlyhelpless for defence or support to Govern-ment. In the confusion and panic whichfollowed tbe fall of Fort Sumpter came thecall of the President of the United States fortroops, with the intimation that each Statewas to supply its own commissariat.

" Most of tbe articles needed for tkis department were absolutely not to be had atany price, and the authorities of Pennsylva-nia were compelled to do the best they couldin tbis emergency, where prompt action was

of the last importance. That there weremistakes and irregularities is well koown ;

had it been otherwise it would have heen a

marvel. Men inexperienced in the duties ofproviding for tbe ou'fit of an army were nec-essarily employed ; and in all instances, sofar as we have been able to learn, these per-sons freely proffered their aid, without re-

ceiving any compensation. That publicclamor shouTd be loud against somebody isno new thing. That under the circumstan-ces of this great convulsion many thingswere inefficiently done is equally true ; butthat frauds were committed upon the Statenone of tbe evidence before us has-tended todiclosa."

Here we might pause, without one word ofcomment; but if we did, we feel that ourwhole duty in the premises would be incom-

plete, When we first raised our voice in be-half of a just and manly course of conducttowards the Executive of the Commonwealthand those connected with bira, at a timewhen all was confusion and alarm for theCapital of the country, then menaced by a

bold band of conspirators against the Con-stitution and tbe laws of the nation?whenthe hearts of the patriotic and good men ofthe land throbbed with a quickened impulsefor the facts of their beloved country, its

fame, its glory and its flag, there weie butfew who had the magnanimity and manli-

ness to second our efforts; but we heedednot tue clamor.

Although we had opposed the present chiefmagistrate on political grounds during thecanvass that resulted in his election, and la*though we differ wilh him even now, on manyof the political issues of the day, we wereaware that on the great question of the sal-vation of the Union of the States and the

crushing out of a most unnatural rebellion,he has devoted his whole heart and soul,with almost superhuman efforts, to that end.We bad watched him day after eay, withcare, and were satisfied that, with him, theall-absorbing question was, " What shall I

THEB CE3VTRB DEMOCRAT.

do to save" my country from tbe dreaded de-struction that threatens her. In this he hadour sympathy and our hearty cn- operation.We felt then, and we knew, and we knownow, charges so industriously circu-

lated against the Governor were false in ev-ery particular?that he was traduced when

bis hand should have been held up?assailedwhen he should have been commended. Itwas for these reasons that we look partagainst his assailants ; and now we hail histriumphant vindcation with the most livelysatisfaction. Justice has prevailed over er-ror. and the slanderer ina been put to theblush by tbe aplicaticn of the touch-stone oftruth ; fame of the Commonwealth, whichwas sought to be tarnished by the foul tongue

of detraction, through the chief magistrateshas been vindicated, and we once morebreathe freely.? Patriot <£ Union.

From Allegheny County.Arrival of Gov. Curtin and Staff. ?Presenta

lion offlags to the Pennsylvania Brigadeunder Brig. Gen. Negley, composed of Col.Hambright's Col. Stambaugfis and Col.Sei~weils's regiments.?Speeches of Gov.Curtin and Gen. Negley,

Correspondent of the Telegraph?]PITTSBURG, Oct. 17, 1861.

The train this morning from the east,brought to this city, Gov. A. G. Curtin andStaff, who came for the purpose of present-ing tbe regimental flags provided by thestate ot Pennsylvania, to the Regiments com-posing the Brigade now in camp at CampWilkins. The weather was exceedingly in-

clement and inauspicious lor tbe ceremony,yet the locality for the presentation on WestCommons, Allegheny city, was densely crow-ded with people, and presented a scene ofanimated beauty and military enthusiasmseldom witnessed by the citizens of the Ironcity. The entire Brigade escorted Gov. Cur-tin and staff to the ground, accompanied byprominent oitizens in carriages and on horseback, among which I noticed Gen. Wilkins,Brig. GeD. Cass, and Mayor Wilson. Themareh of the Brigade through tbe principalstreets of the city to West Common, wasgrand and imposing in tbe extreme, andwhen it reached the locality fixed for theceremony of presentation, tbe Bcene surpass-ed description.

Gen. Negley brought the Brigade to order,the Colonels of the regiments to the front,when Gov. Curtin, rising in bis carriage,addressrd the officers and men as follows ;

Men ofPennsylvania : ?As the representa-tive of our great state I am here to see youbefore your departure to enter into the ser-vice of our country, and to oonfide to you tbehonor of Pennsylvania. Shurely no mancan feel so indifferent to the common prompt-ings of patriotism, of right, truth and sym-pathy, as to be insensible to deep emotion onwitnessing the departure from homes of threethousand true and brave men, who go forthto meet the dangers of the battle field, and6uch emotion 1 now feel deeply.

The last session of the State Legislatureauthorizing the procuring of flags, to be pre-sented to each Pennsylvania regiment as itpasses into service, and on their return thebattles in which they participated are to bemarked on the flags, which will be filed for-ever in the archives of the state.

I give to you then, to-day, these beautifulflags, with the American eagle in the centreof an azure field, surrounded Dy thirty-fourstates ofthis great confederacy, now and for-ever. Tbe flag of this great Datiou of statesis an emblem of its streug'h and power, andto you I entrust it, confident it will not besullied.

In a low hours (not a few days) you leaveyour native State of Pennsylvania and go?-not to Western Virginia, for the orders havebeen changed?but to Kentucky; for whileat Washington hordes of rebels, led on bymen steeped in treasonable purposes, menacethe capital?in Kentucky they are invadinga State l>yal to the Union and devastreg thehomes of her faithful people. But Pennsyl-vania, true to ber original compact, goes todefend Kentucky, and I now stand in thepresence ofmen who go to defend the friendsof liborty there.

Pennsylvania has been foremost in tbisgreat contest. Let us pause and ask what itis for. As men become intelligent despotismloses its force and the condition of the massesis constantly undergoing change in tho ame-lioration of their state. When a republicfails, the condition of the masses must bemade worse, for anarchy and despotism fol-low. Is this to be our fate ? The loyal peo-ple of Pennsylvania, always formust in thedefence of the flag ot our whole country, pro-claim no and pledge 4 ' their lives, their for-tunes and their sacred honors" that whiletbey have a man or a dollar tbey will sustainour record.

In proof to this we can point to the fiftythousand Pennsylvanians in arms now sur-rounding Washington city?to three thou-sand more now here, ready to go to Kentuckyand twenty thou.-and others in camp readyto march, on twenty-four hours notice, to tbedefence ot our flag. Pennsylvania has obeyed every call of tbe national government,and will continue to obey tbem so long as shehas men and means.

You are now seperating from the ties ofhome?breaking loose from the benefits andhappiness you have enjoyed under the gov-ernment of Pennsylvania?leaving tbe richmountains, the flowing rivers and the busyworkshops of your native state, to protect asister ot the confederacy. But what are allof these ifour government fail?if our con-stitution is shaken to atoms ? What areseventy-three years of happiness and pros-perity worth if henceforth all is to be an-

archy and desolation ? One day of constitu-tional, organized liberty is worth a millionyears in anarchy or bondage.

It is, then, to preserve the blessings of

freedom that you now go forth. Go with-cheerful hearts; your families will pray loryou and the benisons ofgood men will followyou. Righteous and holy men will pray foryour success ; for we are now engaged in acause which calls for the choicest blessingson it. Go, brave men, to battle ; the com-monwealth will rejoice at your valiant deeds,ifsuccessful; thousands at home will weepfor you ifunfortunate. As the representa-tive of this great commonwealth, Ican earn-estly invoke God's blessiDg on you and yourcause. Those you leave behind will, I amconfident, sustain and protect your familiesin your absence, pray for your success andavenge your wrongs, if such befall you.

? Col. Slambaugh.' m of the Seventy-seventh,Pennsylvania regiment. In behalf of thestate Icommit these colors to you and yourbrave men. Preserve them untarnished, andbriDg them back without a stain of disgraceupon their folds.

Col. Sirwell, of the Seventy-eighth, to youIentrust this beautiful emblem of our nation-ality. Keep careful watch over your meDand minister to their wants, that they mayhave strength and spirit to defend it to tbelast.

Col. Hambright, of the Seventy-ninth, intoyour charge Igive this flag. Let it be borne

aloft by your sturdy mm, until they bring itbark entwined with wreaths of Victory. Beoareful of your men ; preserve their health ;

nuree them in siokDesa and watob over theirinterests, that they may serve their country

with a right good will.Gen. Negley : ?You command three thou-

sand of PennaylvaDia's noblest sons. Ihave watched you while you formed thisbody of men, and you have had tbo protec-

tion of the commonwealth in your work.?Fou have done it well and quickly. Youhave important duties before you ; yet youhave been tried and Iara confident you willperform tbem well. Return, Gen. Negley,vietor with these men, or never return atall.

The address was delivered in a clear fulltone of voice, and was repeatedly and enthu-siastically cheered at different points and atthe olose. When tbe flags had been presen-ted and the Governor had concluded, Gen.Negley, in response, stept forward andsaid:

Tour Excellency .?lt ill becomes me toidle words now, when the wires are tremb-ling with the words which call us to defendthe soil of Kentucky ; but I will say thatthese flags shall never be disgraced. In theday of battle they sLall be saluted by threethousand Minnie balls, with wbieb we willwelcome the enemy. We will do our dutyas soldiers, and ifnothing else would promptus to do it well, it would be tbe distinguish-ed consideration you, as the Chief Executiveof the State, have paid us, in journeying overthe mountains to place in our hands theseproofs of the confidence reposed in us by ourgood old commonwealth.

Cols. Stambaugh, Sirwell and Hambrightnow stepped forward to the Governor's car-riage and each thanked him brefly, pledgingthemselves that the flags they had just re-ceived should never be disgraced.

Interesting from Missouri.A FIGHT EXPECTED AT CARTHAGE.

THE CHEROKEES JOIN THE REBLE3.

ROLLA, Oct, 18.?[Correspondence of theSt. Louis Democrat j?A scout has justcome in from the West, and reports thatGen. Price had made a stand at Carthage,sixty miles west of Springfield. The Legis-lature is to be called together on the 4th ofNovember.

The rebels at Vienna have dispersed, aportion going home, and the remainder willjoin Johnson. Johnson has been placed in

command of all the rebel forces in Missour i,and has issued a proclamation forbiddingthe transportation of any more property,meaning slaves, from Missouri.

It is not said whether Johnson supercedesPrice.

ROLLA, MO., October 18.?The followingletter is clipped from the Fort Smith Times :

'? EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ,PARK HILL, )

41 CHEROKEE NATION, Aug. 24. 1861. J" To Major Clark, Assistant Quartermas-

ter, C. S. A.? SIR: I herewith forward toyour care despatches for Gen McCulloch, C.S. Army, which I have the honor to requestyou will cause to be forwarded to him bythe earliest express. At a mass meeting ofabout four thousand Cherokees at Tahlequaon the 21st in tant, the Cherokees, withmarked unanimity, declared their adhere-ence to the Confederate States and have giv-en their authorities power to negotiate an al-liance with them.

"In view of this action, a regiment ofmounted men will be immediately raisedand placed under the command of ColonelJohn Drew, to meet any exigency that mayarise. Having espoused the cause of theConfederate States, we hope to render effi-cient service in the protracted war whichnow threatens the country, and to be treatedwith a liberality and confidence becomingthe Confederate States.

" I have the honor to be, Sir,41 Very respectfully, your humble servant,

(Signed) "John Ross,44 Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation."ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.?The rebels who burn-

ed the Big River Bridge the other day, weremaiauding bands from St. Genievive and St.Francis county, numbering about 600. Jeft.Thompson has not been in that region forsome weeks.

Gaptain Lippencott, with fifty men, of tbeThirty eighth Illinois, met this force twomiles below Big River, and cut his waythrough them, inflicting a loss of seven killedand a considerable number wounded.

Seven of his men were taken prisoners,

and several wounded, but none killed.In the engagement below Ironton, on

the 17th inst., the rebel loss is known to bethirty-six killed and wounded, and it is be-lieved to be many more, as quite a numberwere carried offthe field. The Federal wasten wounded, one mortally.

The rebel force is about 2000, and is be-lieved to be the advanced guard of a muchlarger body some distance below.

The officers at Pilot Knob say that therewere Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansasregiments among them.

The citizens were fleeing from the vicini-ty yesterday, and the troops were underarms, expecting an attack.

ST. Louis, Oct. 18.? The following de-spatch has been received from an officer at

Pilot Knob, dated 10 o'clock last night :

Major Gavitt, of the First Indiana Caval-ry, made an attack-on the enemy this morn-ing, when, discovering the strength andposition of the rebels, be fell back upon Col.Alexander's force of 600 infantry, of theTwenty first Illinois Regiment, and onepiece of artillery.

The enemy followed, fighting all the way.Major Gavitt then got his gun in position,

and, concealing his infantry, caused a partof his command to retreat farther, thusdrawing the enemy into an ambuscade andforcing them to fall back with heavy loss.

SYRACUSE, MO., Oct. 18. ?The rebel Gen-eral Hardee, who has recently been reportedin Kentucky, is said to be marching to theaid of Gen. Price with 20,000 troops, and isexpected to reach hitn by next Sunday.

Nothing has been heard from our advanceguard beyond the Osage to day.

LATER FROM MISSOURI.Defeat of the Rebels on Lynn

Creek.

TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS CAPTURED

FREMOtfT AT WARSAW.

PRICE REINFORCED BT M'CCLLOCH.

FORTIFYING OSCEOLA.Federal Soldiers Captured by the Rebels.

SYRACUSE, MO., Oct. 20.It is reported that Acting General Way-

man, who left Roila several days since withtwenty-five hundred men, has arrived atLynn creek, where ho dispersed a bcdy ofrebels, killing a considerable number andtaking over two hundred prisoners. He al-so captured eighteen wagon loads of goodsbelonging to McClurg & Co., a prominentUnion firm whom the rebels had robbed.

The advices from Gen. Fremont are to 7o'clock on Friday night. He is etill atWarsaw, and the pontoon bridge across theOsage was to be finished on Saturday.

Gen. Seigel's division had crossed the

river.Itwas reported in our oamp at Warsaw,

that GeD. Price had been largely reinforcedby the rebels under McCulloch, and that thecombißed forces were fortifying Osceola,where they intendended to give Fremontbattle.

ARRESTS?FALSE RUMORS.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.Uriel Wright, a member of the State Con-

vention, Sam, Bleburchell, a member of theLegislature, and John T. Choppell, secession-ists, were arrested to-day by order of theProvost Marshal.

It is now believed that the large numberof men reported to have deserted from jPrico's army, including some 5000 or more

said to have been disbanded after the fall ofLexington, are still in tbe Bervice of the Re-bellion, and will form bands in various partsof the Srate, for bridge burning and genera!marauding purposes.

THE REMOVAL OF FREMONT DENIED.

ST. LOUIS, MO., Oct. 19.

The statement in the Cincinnati Gazette, ofyesterday, to the effect that Secretary Came*ron, on his recent visit to this department,brought an order to General Fremont totransfer tbe command of the Western De-partment to General Hunter, and that theexecution of the order was delayed at therequest ofGereral Fremont, is pronounceduntrue. If Secretary Cameron had such anorder, it was not presented. The interviewbetween Secretary Cameron and Gen, Fre-mont was satisfactory to both partiep.

HUDSON, MO., Oct. 20.

Messengers say that a scouting party fromCameron, numbering one hundred men, havebeen taken prisoners by some six hundredrebels at Micaham, Caldwell county. Fourhundred federal troops at Cameron wereready to march to the rescue wben the trainleft." Another party of from forty to sixty iwa9 in Carroll county and had captured iseventeen of Col. Morgan's men. Morganhad started in pursuit.

Retreat of Price Toward Arkansas jSYRACUSE, MO., Oct- 20.

Major Scott, of Gen. Siegel's stuff, wholeft Warsaw yesterday, says that definite !and satisfactory information had been reoei- jved at Siegel's camp that the Rebels under |General Price had broken up their camp in jCedar county, where he arrived last Sunday jweek, and where it was said he would mak#a stand uDd give battle, aDd continued their |retreat towards the Arkansas line.

Lexington Retaken by the IT. S.Troops.JEFFERSON CITY, Oct 20.

Major Milne, of ihe First Missouri Scouts,arrived here to day on the steamer SiouxCity, and reDorts that, on the 16th, one hun-dred and fifty of his regiments, under MajorWhite, surprised the Rebel garrison at Lex-ington, and recaptured the place and all thesick and wouoded, together with a qnaDti yof guns, pistois and other articles, which theRebels threw away in their flight. Two p'eces of cannon, which were in the fort, wherealso captured. The Sioux City brought downabout one hundred of our sick aud wounded?among them ColoDels White and Grover,who are slowly recovering. The Rebel Gar-ison numbering three hundred. Tbe cocdi-tion of Lexington is repor'ed as deplorable.Portions of the town have been stripped ofeverything, and many of the inhabitants areactually suffering for tbe necessaries of life.

ROLLA, MO., Oat. 20.

The capture of Lynn Creek is confirmed.The place was surrounded on the 14th byMajor Wright's cavalry, tbe same that rout-

ed he Rebels near Leabanor, and a compa-ny of Rebels under Capt. llobbins, and aDumber of other prisoners, including thesheriff of the county, were taken. A Rebelcaptain and lieutenant were killed in theaffair near Leabanon, and Lieut. Col. S >meistaken prisoner. All the prisoners taken at

both places, seventy-four in number, havearrived here.

ST. Louts, Oct. 20.Work on tbe fortifications has not been

suspended, and no order to that effect wasever issued.

STILL LATER.

Gen, Fremont's Removal Deter-mined On.

In connection with the fact that paymenthas been suspended of the debts created inthe Department of the West, it is proper tosta'e that the Investigating Committee ap-pointed by Congress to inquire into the con-tracts, now in session at St. Louis, have, intheir examination, disceyered great irregu-larity and extraviganGe in the public expen-ditures.

In view of all circumstances it is apparentthat the Administration will yield to the ne-cessity of completely reorganizing tbe entiredepartment, to accomplish which GeneralFremont will be transferred or assigntd to

some other duty.

COMPLETE ROUT OF THOMPSONAND LOWE.

THEIR LOSS VERY HEAVY.

CAPTURE OP FOUR HEAVY GUNS.

A REBEL LEADER KILLED.

PILOT KNOB, Mo., Oct. 22?The fo'lowingdispatch was received here this morning and

fowarded to head quarters, at St. Louis :FIELD OF BATTLE, JFREDERICKTON, Oct. 22. j

Tn company with Col. Plummet's com- jmand we have routed the rebels of Thomp- json and Lowe, estimated at 5,000, Their |loss was heavy while ours was small andconfined principally to the Ist Indiana cav- jairy.

We captured four heavy guns. Lowe, the jrebel leader was killed. Major Gavitt andCapt. Hymen of the Indiana cavalry werekilled in a charge on a battery.

The command of Col. Plummer, referredto above, were on Friday morning last or-dered from Cape Girardeau with instruc-tions to move toward Fredericktown and cut

off the retreat of Thompson and Lowe'sarmy.

This force consisted of Marsh's 18th Ill-inois regiment, a section of Taylor's batteryand Stewart and Lieberman's companies of .Cavalry, all from Cairo ; also part of Plum-mer's 11th Missouri, a part of Ross 21st Ill-inois and a section of Campbell's battery,'all from Cape Girardeau.

The force from this point was composedof the 20th Illinois, Col. Carlin ; 83d Ill-inois, Col. Hovey ; 21st Illinois, Col. Alex-ander: Bth Wisconsin, Col. Murphy; IstIndiana Cavalry, Col. Baker; Capt. Haw-kin's Independent Missouri Cavalry, andfour 6 pounders and two 24 pounders underMaj. Schofield, of the Ist Missouri lighi ar-tillery.

From Fortress Monroe.FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 18, via Baltimore.

?There has been no news received from theSouth to day.

Gen. Wool has issued an order giving ev-ery male contraband $8 per mouth, and jevery female $4 for their services.

Important from WashingtonReconnoisance towards Lcesburg*

GENERAL BAKES KILLED.WASHINGTON, Oct. 21? Midnight.

General Scone crossed the Potomac thismorning, with one portion of his commandat Edwards' Ferry,and another at Harrison'sIsland.

Skirmishing began between the enemy, inuncertain numbers, and a part of Genera!Stone's command, as early as nine o'clockin the morning, and continued without mucheffect until about five o'clock in the after-noon, when large reinforcements of the ene-my appeared upon our right, which wascommanded by Col. Baker, (Senator fromOregon.)

The Union forces engaged numbered aboutone thonsand eight hundred, and were at-tacked by a force supposed to be from flvoto ten thousand.

At this juncture, Col. Bakar fell at thehead of his Brigade, gallantly cheering onhis men to the conflict.

Immediately before he fell, he despatchedMajor Young to Gen. Stone, to apprise himof the cohdition of affairs, and General Stoneimmediately proceeded in person towardsthe right to take command ; but in the con-fusion created by the fall of Col. Baker, theright wing sustained a repulse, with consid-erable loss.

Gen. Stone reports that the left wing re-tired in good order. He will hold possessionof Harrison's Island, and the approachesthereto.

Strong reinforcements will be sent for-ward to Gen. Stone during the night.

The remains ef Gen. Baker were removedto Poolsville, and will be brought to thiscity on Wednesday. He held his commissionas Colonel from the Srate of Pennsylvania,having lately received it at the hands'of Gov.Curtin, as Commander of the CaliforniaRegiment.

Col. Baker's Remains.

THE PRESIDEVT AND MRS. LINCOLN DSHIRETIIFM TO BE BROUGHT TO THE WHITE HOUSE

FEELING OF THE SOLDIERS.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 22.The news of the death of Col. Baker caus-

ed great sorrow in this city, President Lin-coln being particularly affected. It was thedesire of both Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln that his

body should be taken to the White House,

and placed in the East room ; but as theHouse is now undergoing repairs, it was notdeemed judicious. The body will be broughtto the residence of Major J. W. Webb, inthis city, to-morrow.

On the other side of the Potomac the an-nouncement of his death was received with

marked signs ofgrief. Those of the troOD 8

who bad a personal acquaintance with theColonel, and others who only knew him by

reputation, were strong in their resolves to

avenge his death.

Col. Baker's Regiments.The regiment of Colonel Baker, together

with those engaged in it. are said to havelost 200 in killed and wounded in the lateaction.

Col, Baker, it ia said, wore a tall yellowfeather as he led his iroops to the charge,and was a mark for the enemy's bullets.?He was struck by a ball in the heart, four invarious parts of the body and three in thehead.

The Battle at Bolivar.FURTHER DETARTOF THE FIGHT.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.A gentleman who spent the whole of yes-

terday at Harper's Ferry says that the ac-counts published of the fight there on Wed-nesday are in main correct.

The cannon captured is a fine new siegegun, well mourned and in good order, withthe exception of a fracture of one axle duriDgthe fight. Itwas stationed yesterday nearthe abutment of "the bridge:

When it was about being retaken by therel els, a ten peony nail was driven into thevent, which has already been drawn out,

The Rhode Island battery did not partici-pate in the fight, as was at first stated. Theywere stationed at Maryland heights, and

found it impossible to discriminate in the

distance be'vveen friend and foe. The fightcontinued from 8 in the morniog till 2 o'clockin the alternoon, and was a regular skirmishwith varying results.

The rebels when hotly pressed retreatedinto the woods, and at other times they drovethe federal troops back into Bolivar?themain fight being beyond that town, on theroad to Charleston.

At 2 o'clock Col, Geary arrived with threepieces of cannon, which soon silenced theenemy's guns putting their entire force to

flight.The chaplain who was taken prisoner says

that before he was captpred 87 were killedand wounded, and had been carried fromthe field. There was nothing positivelyknown as to Col. Ashly having been killed,and it was not generally credited.

The Federal troops remained on the fieldall Wednesday ni'ht and yesterday morninghaving brought across the river the remain-der of 10,000 bushels of wheat captured from

the rebel's military depot, which they wereabout to transport to Leesburg.

An order was given for the whole force toretire to the Maryland side.

Great distress prevailed among the few

remaining residents of Bolivar?informationreached them that it was the inten-

tion of the enemy to destroy Bolivar andHarper's Ferry on Thursday night by fire,and they were all packed up, preparatory toa flight into Maryland.

No in ormation has been received fromthere this morning as to .whether the threatwas carried out.

The river is still too high to ford and troopswere conveyed across in scows. The priso-ners captured admit that their force was twothousand whilst the entire Federal force wasonly four hundred and sixty. The changethat has takeo place in Harper's Ferry andthe thriving villiage of Bolivar, is represen-ted as most sad and shooking. Ruin waseverywhere visible, and the inhabitants werebowed down with sorrow and dessolation.

Col. McKaig, State Senator from Alleghe-ny county, who was arrested some time sinceand was carried to Ohio and allowed theliberty of the State on parole, visited hereyesterday in violation of his pledge aDd wasarrested last night at bis hotel by order ofGeneral Dix.

BOSTON, Oct. 2l.?The Bangor Timespublishes an extract from a letter, datedBarbadoes, September 27th, stating that thePrivateer Sumter was captured to leewardby the U. S. frigate Powhatan.